How Our National Debt Hurts Our Economy (And Savers)

From MoneyWatch

Perhaps the biggest finding is that high levels of public debt have been associated with lower growth.
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Another issue is that these episodes tended to last a long time. The average duration was 23 years

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So it might not be high inflation that will hurt savers the most, but it may be a weak economy that never ends along with a Fed that keeps thinking lower rates will help the economy.